1933 Philadelphia Athletics season

March 2026 November 2013 Philadelphia Athletics 1933 Philadelphia Athletics Jersey Logo (1928 to 1949).svg American League Shibe Park Philadelphia 79 72 y 3rd Connie Mack, Tom Shibe and John Shibe Connie Mack The 1933 Philadelphia Athletics season involved the A's finishing third in the American League with a record of 79 wins and 72 losses. Jimmie Foxx became the first player to win two American League MVP Awards.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 151, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, 978-0-451-22363-0 Regular season On August 14, 1933, Jimmie Foxx hit for the cycle. Part of the cycle included hitting a grand slam.http://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/feats16d.shtml Hitting for the Cycle Records | Baseball Almanac During a two-week span, Mickey Cochrane, Jimmie Foxx and Pinky Higgins all hit for the cycle during the season. The Athletics played their first ever night game on September 22, 1933 in a mid-season exhibition at the 44th and Parkside Ballpark in West Philadelphia, defeating a team of the city league's best semi-professional players by a score of 7 to 2. It was estimated that 6,000 fans packed the ballpark, and another 5,000 were turned away at the gate. Foxx went 1 for 3 for the A's before leaving the game in the fifth inning.Mackmen Defeat Semi-Pro Foe in Arc Lights Debut; Athletics Best Phila. All-Stars as 6,000 Watch; 5,000 Turned Away September 23, 1933 Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 13-14 Season standings Philadelphia Athletics Record vs. opponents PHA Roster 1933 Philadelphia Athletics Roster Pitchers 20 Dick Barrett 16 Sugar Cain 14 Gowell Claset 18 Bobby Coombs 20 Bill Dietrich 11 George Earnshaw 19 Tony Freitas 10 Lefty Grove 15 Roy Mahaffey 46 Johnny Marcum 21 Hank McDonald 17 Tim McKeithan 27 Jim Peterson -- Emil Roy 12 Rube Walberg -- Hank Winston Catchers  2 Mickey Cochrane -- Frankie Hayes 21 Ed Madjeski Infielders  4 Max Bishop 24 Ed Cihocki  3 Jimmie Foxx  5 Pinky Higgins  6 Eric McNair 23 Dib Williams Outfielders 25 Ed Coleman  8 Doc Cramer  7 Lou Finney 26 Bob Johnson  9 Bing Miller -- Joe Zapustas Manager Connie Mack Coaches 33 Lena Blackburne 32 Earle Mack 31 Eddie Rommel Player stats Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C Mickey Cochrane 130 429 138 .322 15 60 1B Jimmie Foxx 149 573 204 .356 48 163 2B Max Bishop 117 391 115 .294 4 42 SS Dib Williams 115 408 118 .289 11 73 3B Pinky Higgins 152 567 178 .314 13 99 OF Doc Cramer 152 661 195 .295 8 75 OF Ed Coleman 102 388 109 .281 6 68 OF Bob Johnson Bob Johnson (outfielder) 142 535 155 .290 21 93 Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI Eric McNair 89 310 81 .261 7 48 Lou Finney 74 240 64 .267 3 32 Ed Madjeski 51 142 40 .282 0 17 Bing Miller 67 120 33 .275 2 17 Ed Cihocki 33 97 14 .144 0 9 Frankie Hayes 3 5 0 .000 0 0 Joe Zapustas 2 5 1 .200 0 0 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Lefty Grove 45 275.1 24 8 3.20 114 Sugar Cain 38 218.0 13 12 4.25 43 Roy Mahaffey 33 179.1 13 10 5.17 66 George Earnshaw 21 117.2 5 10 5.97 37 Johnny Marcum 5 37.0 3 2 1.95 14 Emil Roy 1 2.1 0 1 27.00 3 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Rube Walberg 40 201.0 9 13 4.88 68 Jim Peterson 32 90.2 2 5 4.96 18 Dick Barrett Dick Barrett (baseball) 15 70.1 4 4 5.76 26 Tony Freitas 19 64.1 2 4 7.27 15 Bill Dietrich 8 17.0 0 1 5.82 4 Hank McDonald 4 12.1 1 1 5.11 1 Tim McKeithan 3 9.0 1 0 4.00 3 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Bobby Coombs 21 0 1 2 7.47 8 Gowell Claset 8 2 0 0 9.53 1 Hank Winston 1 0 0 0 6.75 2 Farm system Minor League Baseball AA Portland Beavers Pacific Coast League Spencer Abbott A Williamsport Grays New York–Pennsylvania League Mike McNallyJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007 References 2 External links 1933 Philadelphia Athletics team page at Baseball Reference 1933 Philadelphia Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:Philadelphia Athletics seasons Philadelphia Athletics season Oakland